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obama host a reception tonight. it's to honor the 50th anniversary of the march on washington for jobs and freedom. monday, the president met with african-american faith leaders and civil rights activists and they discussed closing the racial gap on unemployment and education and action to healthier and not much has changed in the jobless rates in the five decades since the 1963 march. black unemployment is still double that of whites and higher education, black stunts 13% less likely to finish at least a bachelor's degree. joining me now is one of the religious leaders who attended that meeting dr. reverend otis moss iii and senior pastor with the trinity unit church of christ. thanks for being here. the president covered a lot of topics with your group yesterday. what was new that you had heard yesterday? >> well, i was not in the meeting yesterday. that was my father, dr. otis moss jr. who was at the meeting. i will be there in a little while, a few hours, i'll be making my way to the d.c. for the service as we d
obama host a reception tonight. it's to honor the 50th anniversary of the march on washington for jobs and freedom. monday, the president met with african-american faith leaders and civil rights activists and they discussed closing the racial gap on unemployment and education and action to healthier and not much has changed in the jobless rates in the five decades since the 1963 march. black unemployment is still double that of whites and higher education, black stunts 13% less likely to finish...
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on thursday evening in syracuse, he met with president obama. he then filed the lawsuit saturday at 1:00. i've been doing this a long time. when was the last time you saw a government agency bring a lawsuit on saturday? >> joins me, eric schneiderman. that seems sensible you flew to syracuse to cook this up with the president of the united states, a $40 million lawsuit against donald trump. you want to respond to that accusation? >> i think if he goes to the super bowl, he thinks the guys in the huddle are talking about him. i have more important things to talk to the president about than donald trump. look, when you're a prosecutor, you're used to people who are caught in fraud making crazy allegations against the prosecutor. and it's a distraction. he's not responded at all to the merits of our arguments. he's not responded to the fact that trump university was never registered as a university. state education department of new york was chasing them. they kept lying to them and committing fraud with regard to what they were going to do to solv
on thursday evening in syracuse, he met with president obama. he then filed the lawsuit saturday at 1:00. i've been doing this a long time. when was the last time you saw a government agency bring a lawsuit on saturday? >> joins me, eric schneiderman. that seems sensible you flew to syracuse to cook this up with the president of the united states, a $40 million lawsuit against donald trump. you want to respond to that accusation? >> i think if he goes to the super bowl, he thinks...
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you're watching "hardball." >>> i can't trust obama. i have read about him, and he is not -- he is not -- he is a -- he is an arab. he is not -- no? >> no, ma'am, no, ma'am. he's a decent family man, citizen, that i just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues. and that's what this campaign is all about. >> welcome back to "hardball" that is republican john mccain in october of 2008, correcting the record for a voter in new hampshire for claiming his then rival senator barack obama was arab. but nearly five years later, mccain's forceful and dismissive response has had little effect on the party he once led. even after president obama's resounding reelection in 2012, republican lawmakers in congress continue to fan the flames of the birther movement. but what is more outrageous is the indifference leaders of the gop itself show towards its rank and file who dishonor the presidency this way. where are the grownups? why do the leaders in this republican party refuse to stand up and put an end to this nonsense the way senat
you're watching "hardball." >>> i can't trust obama. i have read about him, and he is not -- he is not -- he is a -- he is an arab. he is not -- no? >> no, ma'am, no, ma'am. he's a decent family man, citizen, that i just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues. and that's what this campaign is all about. >> welcome back to "hardball" that is republican john mccain in october of 2008, correcting the record for a voter in new hampshire for...
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syria and chemical weapons and what president obama is planning to do about it. >> the obama administration says there is very little doubt -- >> we believe there is very little doubt about culpability. >> the syrian government used chemical weapons. >> did a chemical weapons attack occur? >> what is before us today is real. >> the answer to that question is yes. >> president obama is weighing military options against syria. >> i have no affection for mr. assad. >> there is no solution as we have long made clear that includes assad. >> but at the same time i am less sure of the resistance. >> in that sense there's a big worry. >> should they let this chemical attack go unanswered? >> i do think action is going to occur. >> this morning a team of u.n. chemical weapons inspectors arrived in damascus. >> shots were fired at the u.n. team inside syria. >> their vehicle was deliberately shot at by unidentified snipers. >> the u.n. investigation will not determine who used these chemical weapons. >> the question remains what might the intervention look like? >> it's very, very complicated. >> i d
syria and chemical weapons and what president obama is planning to do about it. >> the obama administration says there is very little doubt -- >> we believe there is very little doubt about culpability. >> the syrian government used chemical weapons. >> did a chemical weapons attack occur? >> what is before us today is real. >> the answer to that question is yes. >> president obama is weighing military options against syria. >> i have no affection...
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the implementation of obama care. what's his excuse? obama care is unaffordable, unworkable and unfair. many could lose their doctors and others may be forced to pay higher premium. obama care is a job killer that will hurt arizona families yet jeff flake refuses to do what it takes to stop funding for this liberal train wreck. >> flake's response on twitter was brief. oh, whatever. >> senator flake has said he would oppose the law but has resisted taking extreme measures like threatening a government shutdown to defund the law. >> the guy is about as close to a libertarian as we have. >> this guy is a genuine conservative. >> he is such a -- a real conservative. >> and doesn't want to shut the government down because he's a responsible person. this is insanity, what's happening. >> the group behind the ad -- >> no. my party is pushing back on this. you've already tried to blame bobby rigs on my party. >> that was a low blow. >> this group that is going after people like jeff flake and mitch mcconnell, you say, my par
the implementation of obama care. what's his excuse? obama care is unaffordable, unworkable and unfair. many could lose their doctors and others may be forced to pay higher premium. obama care is a job killer that will hurt arizona families yet jeff flake refuses to do what it takes to stop funding for this liberal train wreck. >> flake's response on twitter was brief. oh, whatever. >> senator flake has said he would oppose the law but has resisted taking extreme measures like...